by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, VAT
Actually, the title of this post should probably read, “The Good, Good, Good, Bad, and the Ugly.” That’s because Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan has low tax rates, it eliminates double taxation, and it wipes out loopholes, and those are three very big and very good...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I’m very enthusiastic – but also a little worried – about Herman Cain’s tax plan. So when I got the opportunity to write a short column for the New York Times, I explained that his proposal was very good tax policy, in large part because it is based on the same...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, VAT
I like the overall approach of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan. As I recently wrote, it focuses on lower tax rates, elimination of double taxation, and repeal of corrupt and inefficient loopholes. But I included a very important caveat. The intermediate stage of his...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
If you go to the IRS website, there are about one thousand forms (and accompanying material such as instruction documents) that you can download. Fortunately, most of us only have to worry about a small fraction of what’s on that list, but it’s still a nightmare – and...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2011 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
I spoke at the Tea Party Patriots convention earlier today. Great people, great crowd. My job was to debate on the side of the flat tax over the fair tax. Several people asked for more information, and I promised to put this video on the blog. Long-time readers...
